The foreign ministry of neighboring South Sudan, one of the states sponsoring peace negotiations, has claimed that Sudan’s warring generals have agreed “in principle” to a week-long truce beginning this Thursday.
Despite a three-day truce, fighting has continued, and a major humanitarian crisis is on the horizon.
Both the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have accused each other of violating ceasefires after two weeks of warfare.
South Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, said that a sustained ceasefire was required so that all sides could choose delegates for peace talks.
The African Union has urged for a permanent cease-fire between the two sides in Sudan, while US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has visited with leaders from neighboring countries to discuss methods to end the violence.
